Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 56 Issue 4
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An International JournalTable of contents
EDM in the Aircraft Industry
Malcolm WhitmoreTwo major factors have contributed to the evolution of electrical discharge machining (EDM) from a toolroom to a production process. Firstly, the aircraft industry had a…
Indication and Alerting
T.E. FordAmong digital systems on the flight decks of Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft is one which provides more effective monitoring and alerting than was ever before possible. Better panel…
Airbus Industrie A320 is a Reality
The world's first advanced “wide” single‐aisle 150‐seat jetliner, Airbus Industrie's A320, is now a reality, the consortium and its partners now being committed to the development…
Simulator Gives Hornet Fighter Pilots Combat Realism
Combat realism, involving a computerised, 360° image of earth, sky and targets, is now available to US Navy and Marine Corps pilots in a flight simulator built by Hughes Aircraft…
ECS Programming Systems at Martin Baker
World renowned as manufacturers of ejection seats and ancillary equipment for all manner of military aircraft, Martin Baker (Engineering) Ltd. has recently made a substantial…
New Rolls‐Royce Compressor Test Facility at Derby
The new Rolls‐Royce compressor test facility at Derby was recently formally inaugurated by Mr. Norman Tebbit, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. This facility is the most…
New Type of Model Suspension in Wind Tunnel for Airbus Development
In a research programme funded by the Federal German Ministry of Research and Technology, Messerschmitt‐Bölkow‐Blohn (MBB) has developed and tested a new low‐interference type of…
Safety Topics
MaydayUndergoing final review this year by the ICAO Air Navigation Commission (ANC) are updated specifications for flight data and cockpit voice recorders that satisfy today's increased…
Survival and Flight Equipment Association: U.K. Chapter
At the AGM of the United Kingdom SAFE organisation, one of the subjects mentioned was a call for papers for the 22nd Annual Symposium to be held on December 9–13, 1984 at the…
News and Views
LYNN, Massachusetts — General Electric Company of the USA's Aircraft Engine Business Group has announced it has successfully initiated the first phase of core testing on its new…
Equipment and Materials
Fast, accurate digital readout of coating thickness is provided by the latest eddy current testing unit from Magnaflux Ltd.
People
To assume responsibility for all services and technical functions, Mr. Paul Caldwell (32) has been appointed by Danobat (UK) Ltd., to the post of technical manager.
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb